Spanish at St John's 

At Watford St John’s Primary school, formal MFL teaching is fully inclusive for every KS2 child. Our aims are to fulfil the requirements of the National Curriculum for MFL and give the EYFS and KS1 children confidence in learning a new language to prepare them for formal learning in KS2 and foster the pupil’s curiosity and deepen their understanding of the world. Our aim is to develop the confidence and competence of each child in the foreign language they are learning. Our goal is for them to be passionate, curious and confident about their own foreign language learning abilities when they finish the primary school phase of their education. We will help them develop and demonstrate substantial progress in the 5 key language skills necessary for learning Spanish: Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing and Grammar.

We aim to ensure that pupils of all abilities develop solid foundations in these key language learning skills, properly preparing them for the next stage of their language learning journey. These skills will develop children’s ability to understand what they hear and read and enable them to express themselves in speech and writing. We will extend their knowledge of how language works and explore the similarities and differences between the foreign language they are learning and English. We will also help strengthen their sense of identity through learning about culture in other countries and comparing it with their own.

Our school uses the Language Angels scheme of work and resources to ensure we offer a relevant, broad, vibrant and ambitious foreign languages curriculum that will inspire and excite our pupils using a wide variety of topics and themes.

Learning language skills

Speaking to say all vocabulary including simple words with accurate pronunciation.

Reading to read new vocabulary without hearing first.

Writing to spell all vocabulary as accurately as possible through tasks each lesson.

Listening to listen and recognise all vocabulary in target language without written form. Look at the culture of the countries where the language is spoken.

Grammar to develop understanding of sentence structure and terminology that can be transferred from English into Spanish.